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he spoke about suspending the planned exploration of drilling off the coast of alaska and virginia and then he mentioned 33 different deep water exploratory wells under way in the gulf of mexico. what do you... speaking for the oil industry, what's your take on that? >> well, right now, our perspective is that first of all we've got to stop the leak. that's got to be the first priority. clean it up. and then we do need some time to be able to assess what happened, what went wrong so we don't see a repeat of this incident. so some time is appropriate. but remember, there's economic consequences to delaying things. we rely on oil significantly and it means jobs, government revenue, energy security, and improved trade situations. so we've got to bring that into account in terms of whatever actions you take. >> woodruff: but these steps you're saying you believe... your organization believes are appropriate steps? >> well, at this point we just want to be very careful because there's economic consequences to everything and if this turns into, you know, something ill-defined and not really
he spoke about suspending the planned exploration of drilling off the coast of alaska and virginia and then he mentioned 33 different deep water exploratory wells under way in the gulf of mexico. what do you... speaking for the oil industry, what's your take on that? >> well, right now, our perspective is that first of all we've got to stop the leak. that's got to be the first priority. clean it up. and then we do need some time to be able to assess what happened, what went wrong so we...
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letter from the justice department confirmed a criminal investigation into the explosion at a west virginia mine is underway. 29 workers died in the accident at the upper big branch mine last month. investigators are looking into actions by the mine's operator performance coal, which is a subsidiary of massey energy company. it owns the mine. the space shuttle "atlantis" left on its final voyage today. the shuttle blasted off this afternoon from the kennedy space center at cape canaveral in florida. its last 12-day mission is to the international space station to deliver fresh batteries and a new russian-built compartment. "atlantis" has flown 32 missions since 1985. nasa plans to end the 30-year shuttle program by the end of the year to focus on getting astronauts to an asteroid and mars. only two shuttle flights are left-- by "discovery" and "endeavor". stocks slumped on wall street today on concerns that deep spending cuts under a european bailout plan will slow a global economic recovery. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 162 points to close at 10,620. the nasdaq fell 47 p
letter from the justice department confirmed a criminal investigation into the explosion at a west virginia mine is underway. 29 workers died in the accident at the upper big branch mine last month. investigators are looking into actions by the mine's operator performance coal, which is a subsidiary of massey energy company. it owns the mine. the space shuttle "atlantis" left on its final voyage today. the shuttle blasted off this afternoon from the kennedy space center at cape...
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the head of massey energy defended his company today in the wake of a west virginia mine disaster. 29 workers died in a passy mine explosion last month but at a senate hearing today ceo don blankenship rejected sharp criticism of his firm. >> let me state for the record massey does not place profits over safety. we never have. and we never will. period. from the day i became a member of massey's leadership team 20 years ago i have made safety the number one priority. the result has been a 90% reduction in lost time accidents. >> some senators like west virginia robert byrd took exception. byrd said the coalmine had an alarming record. the fatal explosion is under investigation. three american hikers being held in iran were reunited with their mothers today. sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh fattal were detained last july after crossing the unmarked border between iraq and iran. iranian state television showed today's emotional reunion at a hotel in tehran and the hikers spoke in public for the first time since their arrest. >> shane and josh are in the room together but i'm alone. th
the head of massey energy defended his company today in the wake of a west virginia mine disaster. 29 workers died in a passy mine explosion last month but at a senate hearing today ceo don blankenship rejected sharp criticism of his firm. >> let me state for the record massey does not place profits over safety. we never have. and we never will. period. from the day i became a member of massey's leadership team 20 years ago i have made safety the number one priority. the result has been a...
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florida which has been off limits for many years and to east coast states stretching all the way up to virginia. what that means is that this risk of catastrophic damage is extended to many more states and, for example, if there was an oil spill like this off virginia which, god forbid would happen, but obama is now permitting drilling to go forward as proposed, it would extend to the beaches of new jersey by now. it would be hitting the beaches of delaware and maryland and the outer banks of north carolina. that's an unacceptable risk for very little return. the oil that's out there is a pittance compared to our consumption. >> woodruff: sarah banaszak, an unacceptable risk? >> we're consuming between 19 and 20 million barrels a day of oil in this country. 62-63% of our energy is coming from oil and natural gas. i would say our future is full of difficult energy choices. we should expand renewables. we should expand energy efficiency. when you look at the pattern of the role of oil and gas in the economy over time it's one of decreasing trends but still great volumes of oil and natural gas. we
florida which has been off limits for many years and to east coast states stretching all the way up to virginia. what that means is that this risk of catastrophic damage is extended to many more states and, for example, if there was an oil spill like this off virginia which, god forbid would happen, but obama is now permitting drilling to go forward as proposed, it would extend to the beaches of new jersey by now. it would be hitting the beaches of delaware and maryland and the outer banks of...
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. >> i teach at the university of virginia. and i have been there for a quarter of a century. my area of specialization is women's rights in iran. i also have the great and distinct pleasure to be the translator of iran's foremost poet alive. with my colleague. over the last six decades, she has published 19 books of peoples. she is the most prolific female poet in iran. a country in which poetry is the national scripture. my country, i will build you again. this is one of the most an thol gized poem s-- anthologized poems. my country, i will build you again, with bricks made from my life. i will build columns to support your roof, if need be, with my own bones. i will inhale again the per assume-- perfume of flower s savered by your youth. i will wash again, the blood of your body, with torrents of my tears . >> she recognizes the power of words and she has used them to write a different kind of history of iran. i sincerely believe that the history of the last three decades of iran, especially after the revolution, can be best studied through her poetry. because they is not a
. >> i teach at the university of virginia. and i have been there for a quarter of a century. my area of specialization is women's rights in iran. i also have the great and distinct pleasure to be the translator of iran's foremost poet alive. with my colleague. over the last six decades, she has published 19 books of peoples. she is the most prolific female poet in iran. a country in which poetry is the national scripture. my country, i will build you again. this is one of the most an...
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on newshour connect, we talk to reporters from pbs stations in virginia, idaho and missouri about the tea party movement in their communities. plus on art beat, a new exhibit about edward moi-bridge, a pioneer in photography. he was the first to capture motion and paved the way for the invention of cinema. curator philip brookman describes moi-bridge's technique. >> he's british by birth, he was born in 1830. he began his career in san francisco in 1867 photographing the landscape. and yet he's really best known for work he did years later in the 1870s and 1880s about motion and time. his great realization was his understanding that a sequence of images would allow a real thorough analysis of the motion of a horse. we see that photography was both a scientific accomplishment, a technical accomplishment, and also an artistic accomplishment. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: i'm judy >> woodruff: i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line... and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good nig
on newshour connect, we talk to reporters from pbs stations in virginia, idaho and missouri about the tea party movement in their communities. plus on art beat, a new exhibit about edward moi-bridge, a pioneer in photography. he was the first to capture motion and paved the way for the invention of cinema. curator philip brookman describes moi-bridge's technique. >> he's british by birth, he was born in 1830. he began his career in san francisco in 1867 photographing the landscape. and...
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maybe the north carolina or kentucky or virginia of china. and we're here to take a look at an interesting paradox. how can the chinese government both support efforts to stop people from smoking cigarettes an be the primary seller of tobacco in china >> sreenivasan: that's ray suarez reporting from china. his series begins monday on air and online. and you can keep in touch with the newshour tonight and all weekend long by visiting our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice memorial day weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored
maybe the north carolina or kentucky or virginia of china. and we're here to take a look at an interesting paradox. how can the chinese government both support efforts to stop people from smoking cigarettes an be the primary seller of tobacco in china >> sreenivasan: that's ray suarez reporting from china. his series begins monday on air and online. and you can keep in touch with the newshour tonight and all weekend long by visiting our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff. >> brown:...